Instant rava appe
Rava appe/ appam is a quick and popular South Indian breakfast recipe.
Yield: 28 appe
Calories: 24kcal
Materials
- 1 cup Semolina/Rava/Sooji
- ½ cup Yoghurt/Curd
- ½ cup Water
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1 tsp Rai/ Mustard seeds
- 1 or 2 Green chillies finely chopped
- 1 medium Onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste or grated
- ½ cup Red bell peppers finely chopped
- 2 to 3 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped
- 2 to 3 tbsp Oil for greasing the appe pan cavities
Instructions
Sautéing veggies:
- Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadhai or pan and add mustard seeds, saute for few seconds till it crackles.
- Then, add finely chopped green chillies and onions and stirfry till the onions turn translucent or golden brown in colour.
- Add grated ginger and garlic and saute till the raw smell of garlic goes away.
- When onions are cooked, add chopped bell peppers.
- Give it a nice mix and cook till the bell peppers are partially cooked, it should retain little crunch in them.
- Add in finely chopped coriander leaves and mix it nicely and turn off the flame.
For making rava and yoghurt batter:
- In a large mixing bowl, add thick curd/ yoghurt and add 2 tbsp water and whisk it nicely.
- Add the rava in the bowl and mix it with the yoghurt. Use unroasted rava to make the batter.
- Add salt and water as required in the batter and mix well without forming any lumps
- Now, add sauteed onions and red bell peppers into the bowl and mix it nicely. Cover and keep it aside for 15 to 20 minutes
For cooking rava appam or paniyaram:
- Heat appe maker/ pan or paniyaram pan and add few drops of oil in each cavity.
- Till the pan is getting heated, add 1 tsp of Eno fruit salt into the batter and combine it vigorously.
- Now, lower the flame and add a tbsp of rava batter in each of the holes. Cover the pan with the lid and let it simmer on low flame.
- After 1 or 2 minutes, add few drops of oil on each of the appe and again cover and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Once the appe are cooked and turns golden from the base, flip it upside down with the help of a spoon.
- Cover and again cook from another side for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Now, remove the rava appe from the pan with the help of a spoon.
- Finally, serve the hot or warm instant Sooji or Rava appe with onion tomato chutney.
